Cuff-holder.



-No. 783,331. PATENTED FEB. 21, 19.05.

P. TODD. 'GUPF HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1904.

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P. TODD.

CUFF HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1904.

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PERCY TODD, OF GADSDEN, ALABAMA.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,331, dated February 21, 1905.

Application filed May 17, 1904:. Serial No. 208,452.

To In whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERCY TODD, a subject of the King of England, residing at Gadsden, in the county of Etowah, State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinventiou, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cuff-holders, and has for its object to provide a holder by means of which a cutf may be attached to the sleeve of a shirt, a further object being to provide a holder which will be adjustable to different lengths.

In the drawingsforming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present holder. Fig. Qis a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a view of the blank from which a portion of the holder is formed. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the sleeve. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modification. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a transverse section of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the sleeve used in' the modified form. Fig. 9 is a detail view illustrating the spring and tongue.

Referring now to the drawings, the present holder comprises a rod 5, having a pivoted tongue 6 at one of its ends for engagement with the buttonhole of a cuff and having a sleeve 7 at its opposite end. The sleeve is formed from a metallic blank 8, which is rectangular in shape and which has ears 9 eX- tending outwardly from its side edges in opposite directions at one of its ends, these ears being provided with perforations 10. In forming the sleeve the ears 9 are bent at right angles to the main portion of the blank in the same direction to bring their perforations 10 into alinement with each other, and beyond the ears the blank is bent at right angles to itself, as shown at 11, and then downwardly to form spaced portions 12 and 13, the portion 12 terminatingjust short of the ears 9.

A member 14 is provided, having serrations 15 on one of its edges and a laterally-extendin g finger 16 projecting from the serrated edge at one of the ends of the member, the finger 16 being bentinto the form of an eye 17 and encircling the rod 5. The member 14 is engaged with the sleeve 7 and lies in the space between the portions 12 and 13 and with its serrations 15 turned in the direction of the ears 9.

The rod 5 is engaged with the alining perforations 10 and has its ends headed over to prevent withdrawal of the rod from the perforation, though free pivotal movement of the rod in the perforations 10 and the eye 17 is permitted. It will be readily understood that the edges of the ears 9 may be engaged with the serrations 15 and that when thus engaged sliding movement of the rod 5 and member 14 longitudinally of each other is prevented, and in order to hold the ears 9 with their edges normally in engagement with the serrations a bowed strap-spring 18 is secured at its center to the inner face of the portion 11 of the sleeve and bears with its ends against the edge of the member 14. When it is desired to disengage the edges of the cars from the serrations 15, it is but necessary to press upon the portion 11 of the sleeve, which moves this portion of the sleeve toward the member 14 againstthe action of the spring 18, and the two portions of the holder are thus free to slide longitudinally of each other and lengthen or shorten the holder, as desired.

Iivotally connected with the end of the member 14 opposite to that from which the finger 16 extends is a spring-clip 19 for engagement with the shirt-sleeve.

In Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 there is shown a modified form of the invention in which the member 14 is provided with a longitudinal slot 20 and with serrations 21 at one side of the slot. A sleeve 22 similar to the sleeve 7 is slidably engaged with the member 14 and has parallel ears 23 and 24, which extend into projects outwardly of the sleeve 22 through an opening therein and may be engaged by the finger-nail to move the tongue. The

' rod 5 is arranged at its outer end for connection to a cufLand the member 14 has pivotally connected thereto at the end opposite to the passage 14a spring-clip 31 similar to the clip 19 in the preferred form provided for the purpose of attaching the holder to a garment.

in practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made, and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A cuff-holder comprising a rod arranged at one end for engagement with a cuff, a sleeve having ears extending across a portion of its opening at opposite ends thereof, said ears having alining perforations therethrough in which the other end of the rod is revolubly of, said ears having alining perforations therethrough with which the end of the rod is pivotally engaged, a member slidably engaged with the opening of the sleeve and having a serrated edge turned in the direction of the ears, a laterally-extending eye carried by the member and slidably engaged with the rod, said sleeve lying normally with the edges of its ears engaged with the serrations of the member. means for holding the sleeve yieldably in its normal position, said sleeve being movable against the action of the holding means to disengage the edges of its ears from the serrations.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PERCY TODD.

Witnesses:

W. R. DoR'roH, O. R. HooD. 

